His Royal Highness

George Wallace plays a stage-hand who dreams that he is King. This is Efftee’s third feature and the first all Australian talking musical film. Some lively songs and an ingenious comic performance by George Wallace. Cast also includes Mona Barlee, Marshall Crosby, Lou Vernon.

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Credits

producer/director

F.W. Thring

production company

Efftee Film Productions

Duration

01:12:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1932

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300825

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Comedy

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Musicals

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1932

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